Rome, Italy: Capitoline Museums

Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italia

The Capitoline Museums, perched atop the Capitoline Hill overlooking the Roman Forum, are the world's oldest public museums, housing a remarkable collection spanning ancient Roman sculpture, medieval art, and Renaissance painting. The complex occupies two palaces — Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo — flanking Michelangelo's elegant trapezoidal piazza, completed to his design in the 17th century.

Highlights include the original bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the iconic Capitoline Wolf, the colossal fragments of Constantine's statue, and Caravaggio's paintings in the Pinacoteca. This video takes viewers through the museum's galleries and the sweeping views over Rome's ancient heart below.